Kitten Issue- Calling all with Veterinary Brains

MomofWildChild
Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:57:15 +0000

My daughter and her fiance have a beautiful 5 month old Ragdoll kitten. He comes from a great breeder with healthy cats. (our 3 year old is from the same breeder). The kitten, Thelonious Monk, has suddenly lost the use of his hind legs. The kids took him to the vet and then immediately (with referral) to the neurologist. D called me in hysterics from the neurologist. He needs to run a bunch of tests (kitten can still feel his feet). Up to and including an MRI it will run over $3K. He will start with the easier stuff (blood work), but this is a real mystery. They have a call into the breeder (cat has a warranty), but obviously we are going ahead with the first round of tests. I didn’t want to retire in this lifetime anyway.

The kitten does not appear sick, is still playful and, of course, is an inside cat. There is so much knowledge on this forum that I thought I would put this out there and see if anyone has experienced something like this or has some thoughts.